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Add-On Devices Connecting External Devices To use an external monitor Connecting an external monitor 1. Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP) or Start, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 2000). 2. Connect the monitor cable from the monitor to the monitor port on the back of the computer. 3. Connect the monitor to a power source and turn it on. 4. Press the power button to turn on the computer. Switching the display to the external monitor • Press Fn+F5 to cycle through the display options: notebook display, external monitor, both. -or- Click Start, All Programs (or Programs), Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display Settings. You can also add a display settings icon in the taskbar for quick access. • If you need to use both displays at once, press Fn+F5 repeatedly until the image shows on both displays. With the default display settings, the external monitor uses the same settings as the internal display. The external monitor displays the same image as the internal display, regardless of the screen area, colors, and other settings, and the refresh rate is the same for as the internal display (60 Hz). If you use only the external monitor, you can select different settings that aren't limited by the internal display. Adjusting monitor resolution and other settings 1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display (Windows XP), or click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Display (Windows 2000). 2. On the Settings tab, adjust the Screen area. Other settings are also available. For high-resolution external monitors, see "Hardware Specifications" on page 136 for the maximum supported resolutions, colors, and refresh rates. The capabilities of external monitors vary greatly, and the display quality of your monitor may not be optimal at higher settings. 82 Reference Guide

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Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices
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Reference Guide
To use an external monitor
Connecting an external monitor
1.
Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP) or Start, Shut Down, Shut
down (Windows 2000).
2.
Connect the monitor cable from the monitor to the monitor port on the back of the
computer.
3.
Connect the monitor to a power source and turn it on.
4.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Switching the display to the external monitor
•
Press Fn+F5 to cycle through the display options: notebook display, external monitor,
both.
–or–
Click Start, All Programs (or Programs), Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display
Settings.
You can also add a display settings icon in the taskbar for quick access.
•
If you need to use both displays at once, press Fn+F5 repeatedly until the image
shows on both displays. With the default display settings, the external monitor uses
the same settings as the internal display. The external monitor displays the same
image as the internal display, regardless of the screen area, colors, and other settings,
and the refresh rate is the same for as the internal display (60 Hz). If you use only the
external monitor, you can select different settings that aren’t limited by the internal
display.
Adjusting monitor resolution and other settings
1.
Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display (Windows XP), or click
Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Display (Windows 2000).
2.
On the Settings tab, adjust the Screen area. Other settings are also available.
For high-resolution external monitors, see “Hardware Specifications” on page 136 for the
maximum supported resolutions, colors, and refresh rates. The capabilities of external
monitors vary greatly, and the display quality of your monitor may not be optimal at
higher settings.